PROSTAR WORLD FINALS GETS TITLE SPONSOR

Diamond Powersports has signed on as title rights sponsor of the AMA/Prostar World Finals. The world's largest motorcycle drag race will be held November 5-7 in Gainesville, FL, the final event of the eight race 2004 series. The races will be covered on selected editions of "Inside Drag Racing" on ESPN2 and also on the Outdoor Channel. For a complete event calendar go to www.amaprostar.com. [3-1-2004]

PRO STOCK TRUCK TRIAL DATE SET

There has been a lot of misinformation of late concerning the NHRA Pro Stock Truck lawsuit mess circulating on Internet chat rooms and around race tracks. So, as a public service Agent 1320 decided to try to get accurate information about the subject. Publicly available documents from the Superior Court of Arizona, Maricopa County reveal that after nearly two years of legal wrangling between the lawyers

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from both sides, the Pro Stock Truck lawsuit brought against NHRA by former PST competitors has been given a court date. That's the good news. The bad news is that the date for the trial has been set for Jan. 10, 2006!

So, there won't be a resolution of this case anytime soon. There are 32 plaintiffs still involved in the lawsuit. In the interest of full disclosure and the fact that many people seem to think there are just a few people involved, the Agent has decided to print the names of all of the plaintiffs. They are: Pro Stock Truck Assn., Peter Berner Racing, Inc., Bailey Trucking, Inc., Richard Brown, Daniel Vanderpool, VJC Industries, LLC, Ruben Celedon, Eaton Enterprises LLC, Ficco Racing Corp., Ippolito Motorsports, Inc., Jim Kennedy Motorsports, Houston Wheels & Tires, Inc., JELR, Inc., Maldonado Racing, Buddy Martin Industries, Inc., Lester McGaha, Jimmie Naiser, Bob Panella Enterprises, Patterson Racing, Inc., Joe Pigford, Price Racing, Race Car Technologies, Inc., RLB Contruction, Inc., Larry Seay Chev-Buick Olds, Inc., Texas Harley-Davidson, Inc., The Hot Rod Shop, Tidwell Racing, Tompkins Motor Sports, RW Performance, Inc., Robert Yonke, J Scott Enterprises, Inc., and Jim Kennedy.

The Agent has been told by several very reliable sources that just recently the NHRA and some of the Pro Stock Truck owners tried to sit down and settle the matter before going to court. According to several sources, the Pro Stock Truck folks demanded the resignation of several NHRA executives as part of any settlement. Needless to say, the matter didn't get settled and now the mess will go to court where everything concerning this will become a matter of public record. [2-27-2004]

IT'S OFFICIAL: THREE QUALIFYING LAPS FOR IHRA PRO CLASSES

Yesterday it was a rumor but as of Friday, February 27 it is a fact. IHRA director of race operations Skooter Peaco verified that, indeed, all professional classes will have three qualifying attempts at IHRA National Events in 2004. [2-27-2004]

ON THE MEND

One veteran missing from the recent Winternationals was Pomona Drag Strip Manager Stan Adams. Stan recently had a brief hospital stay, but is back home and itching to return to work at his Fairplex office. Adams, a board member of the original Pomona Valley Timing Association and early Pomona track announcer, first worked for NHRA in 1960 and has been the track manager for the past five years.

The Agent sends his get-well wishes to one of the good guys. (Photo courtesy NHRA) [2-27-2004]